Against American Independence Speech

As a member of the Second Continental Congress I see the other side of the King. He is not I tyrant and is just misunderstood. The king was only doing his duty by protecting his colonies from the French and Indians. For this we are forever in debt to the British rule. As William Pitt said “The war would be paid by the king.” The war cost much more than expected, therefore, he needs our assistance to pay for it. Parliament is just trying to help by passing acts. We should not at so quickly in breaking ties with our mother country. Our role as British colonist is to support Britain rather than to separate. We should obey the king’s decision because he is concerned with benefitting the interest of our people. So as a group we should not draw up a declaration of independence.
As British colonies we should embrace our British heritage and have national pride in our mother country. By severing the ties we could lose British protection and many families could experience conflict. Instead of participating in rebellious acts such as the Boston Tea Party we should just cooperate. We should stop the spread of importation. We should also expel these radical ideas and show our respect towards England for the king is simply misunderstood.
We are British subjects and therefore should not oppose British officials. Why should we oppose a centralized government in England? Parliament has formed organized laws that are reasonable. The power of the king is checked by parliament and we are represented through virtual representation. This representation is of the same manner of those who are living in Britain.
The king has a greater purpose for what he does. The acts that him and parliament have enforced on us were meant to help the mother country. They strengthen England by regaining money lost by the Seven Year’s War. These acts help England to maintain a super power status. It is necessary for England to be a super power, so that we have greater protection from our enemies, therefore, the response to these acts, such as the sugar act, are unnecessary. Not only were taxes not paid but people boycotted British imports allowing importation to spread. Acts such as the Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, and Townshend revenue Acts were meant to strengthen Britain because the stronger the mother country the stronger her colonies. A greedy tyrant did not impose these acts on us, and we must participate in strengthening the mother country so that we may too become strengthened colonies and that all will become well again.
During our time of colonizing in the new world, Britain practiced salutary neglect, in which the laws were not as enforced with the new settlements. The motherland was making money, and therefore, lenient on their rules, giving us more freedom. After they protected us in the war with the French, they are in debt and must find a means of profit.
Now is the time to support our leaders and enforce laws to help pay them back. Although there are many who oppose the king anyways and call for a declaration of independence leading to a revolution, they are foolish for we do not have the power nor wealth to do so. Separating from Britain could cause us to fall from the Triangular Trade. We complain of the taxes caused from the Seven Year’s War how could we expect to pay the cost of a revolution. Separating from Britain would cause a severe decline in our economy. We should not draw up a declaration of independence for the king is simply misunderstood. He has done his duty by protecting us and it is our duty to repay him. We are British subjects and should stop opposing British rule. Separating from Britain would cause a loss of protection and a decline in our economy. We should be nationalist of Britain and help maintain Britain’s status as a super power.